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New free internet channel to broadcast Paralympics live

09 September 2008

A new internet TV channel will be transmitting 8 hours of live footage with commentaries daily as well as news from the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games.[more]




Pistorius appeal successful against IAAF ban

26 May 2008

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee, has successfully appealed against a ban imposed upon him by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that there...[more]




Disabled athletes also targets for kidnappers in Iraq

08 November 2006

In Iraq kidnappers have released a blind Iraqi athlete and a paralympic coach just two days after capturing them. The two men’s experience is an exception to the rule as athletes in Iraq continue to be prime targets of abduction...[more]